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#CONTAX 645 PORTRAITS FULL#

He is a film shooter, too, and he was as excited as me for my new toy. The day after I bought it I jumped on the train to Rome to shoot the first roll with my boyfriend. I had just bought the camera and I feared something could be wrong with it. It’s a Contax and all the controls are well laid out. I was very worried before shooting my first roll. The Contax 645 is still popular with wedding and portrait photographers today due to its ability to use compatible digital backs and if you’ve got this setup, this would be the ultimate digital portrait system in my view.

Tell me about your first shoot with the camera.

Of course you need to pay even more attention to the composition, but that is what makes this camera the best choice for shooting film at weddings. Plus, the 6x4.5 format is such a great size because you have more space in comparison than the usual 6圆 medium format frame. Thanks to the Zeiss lens you can have your subject almost detached from the background, and that is what I like the most.

The ones you mentioned are easily my favourite features of the Contax.

For me, the subject definition and soft backgrounds that the Contax 645 can make are two of its best features, what are its killer photographic characteristics for you?.

It surely is not its best feature, especially if you love shooting at low aperture speed, because focus almost always needs to be manually corrected. Then, don't just buy this camera because you want a great film camera with autofocus. incredible image quality and a dream to shoot with. Finding a Contax 645 can take longer than you expect. Used, Contax 645 Carl Zeiss 45-90 zoom lens / Cano Contax 645 Carl Zeiss 45-90 zoom lens / Canon EF this lens is in good user condition, the notable defect being the slight dent on the rim. Especially if you are in Europe, you need to be patient.

Do you have any advice for a potential buyer of a 645?.

I went to the shop, and the camera was still in its box, with all the seals. Waist level finder with 645 I am shooting with my Contax 645 AF with waist-level finder portraits horizontal without any problem, and I have also a spot- and flash meter available for it. Then one day I found an advertisement: there was a seller in Milan, about one hour drive from where I live.

#CONTAX 645 PORTRAITS FULL#

Ebay was literally full of Contax 645 bodies coming from Japan or US, but I resisted the temptation to buy one online from overseas because I wanted to verify its conditions and integrity. Here in Italy the Contax 645 is very hard to find: it was never very common because of it's high price, so I feared that all I could find was some tired and over-used ones from old photographers.

How and where did you find your camera?.

I loved the colours and the bokeh was just unreal. I started doing some research and found that one of my favourite wedding photographers, Jose Villa, was doing magic with his Contax 645. I'm a wedding photographer, and when I became interested in Film Photography I thought it would be great to become a hybrid shooter, and thought I would need a film camera with a built-in light meter and autofocus.

Viola what made you decide to buy a Contax 645?.

Unfortunately so many have been abused in decades past and are not that good a buy for unwary enthusiasts. Find a good, well looked-after specimen and use it but don't abuse it. a list that can be added to just about each day. Other problems include the shutter/mirror solenoid, winding mechanism, film counting roller, shutter speed derangement, corrosion of the battery compartment, delamination of shutter tapes. I would be cautious purchasing a Pentax 6x7 (1969 vintage) or the later Pentax 67 (1989) without a comprehensive review of mechanical operation the cameras are making regular appearances on service benches, chiefly for broken meter coupling chains (an idiosyncracy that needs to be fully understood, very especially by beginners using a P67 with the TTL meter). Whatever lens you put on a lot will also come down to the skill of the photographer in bringing the image through. Whatever system you buy into you must be prepared to go further and acquire lenses to broaden your photographic potential. There are still better lenses in the Pentax 67 line up than the stalwart, everyday 105mm, though it is a great starter lens.